Nothofagaceae FAMILY

Nothofagus moorei

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Nothofagus moorei is an evergreen tree, sometimes multi-trunked; mature specimens can reach 30 metres tall in the wild, with specimens up to 50 metres recorded. The trunk is massive, surrounded by basal coppice shoots[ 286 Title Flora of Australia Publication Author Website http://www.anbg.gov.au/abrs/abif/flora/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description The full information from the Flora of Australia - on-line. An excellent resource. , 365 Title Flora of New South Wales Publication Author Website http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/floraonline.htm Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An on-line resource giving a brief botanical description of all the native plants of New South Wales, their habitat and range, together with diagrams and photographs of the plants. ]. The tree yields a timber of commercial value, but is now rare or protected in National Parks in Australia[ 365 Title Flora of New South Wales Publication Author Website http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/floraonline.htm Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An on-line resource giving a brief botanical description of all the native plants of New South Wales, their habitat and range, together with diagrams and photographs of the plants. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeAustralia - southeastern Queensland, northeastern New South Wales

HabitatCool temperate rainforest, usually on fertile soils, often in pure stands, or as an understorey in tall eucalypt forest at elevations above 800 metres[ 286 Title Flora of Australia Publication Author Website http://www.anbg.gov.au/abrs/abif/flora/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description The full information from the Flora of Australia - on-line. An excellent resource. ]. A dominant species in cool-temperate rainforest; at elevations up to 1,550 metres[ 365 Title Flora of New South Wales Publication Author Website http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/floraonline.htm Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An on-line resource giving a brief botanical description of all the native plants of New South Wales, their habitat and range, together with diagrams and photographs of the plants. ].